Fleas
When fleas take over your home, they can get anywhere. Any place your dog or cat visits, fleas will be present. Carpets, rugs, and upholstered furniture are particularly vulnerable to infestation. So is your car as if your pets have been in there. Adult fleas jump from animals to different surfaces and lay their eggs. These eggs hatch larvae that can get caught in any threads, creating an infestation problem. Vacuuming and steam-cleaning carpets and rugs will help, but there are cheaper and more natural ways of solving your problem. You guessed it! Your flea problem can disappear with salt. Same as with the ants, salt acts as a dehydration tool and dries out the bodies of the fleas.
- Obtain some household salt or sea salt. Sprinkle it evenly over your carpet and brush it in. Leave it in your carpet for 12 to 48 hours, then vacuum well. Salt loves moisture, so do not leave it in for too long in very hot or humid conditions. Otherwise, you’ll end up with salty, wet carpets. 1 1/2 lbs should be enough to treat a two-bedroom apartment thoroughly.
- For a more severe infestation, you can mix the salt with Borax. Use the same technique as with the refined salt. However, check with the carpet manufacturer to be sure yours can withstand boric acid. While boric acid is generally non-toxic, long-term exposure to boric acid may cause health conditions in humans and pets, so this treatment should be used cautiously.
